Sequoia Trees: Some of the Oldest and Largest Living Life Forms on Earth

"Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, or Wellingtonia) is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) and Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood). The common use of the name 'sequoia' generally refers to Sequoiadendron giganteum, which occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. It is named after Sequoyah (1767–1843), the inventor of the Cherokee syllabary...Giant sequoias are the world's largest single trees and largest living thing by volume. Giant sequoias grow to an average height of 50–85 m (164–279 ft) and 6–8 m (20–26 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been measured to be 94.8 m (311 ft) in height"...The largest: General Sherman Giant Forest: 275 Ft height, 103 ft girth, volume cubic ft 52,500...oldest (but remember there are problems with dating trees by number of tree rings) "Muir Snag - Converse Basin Grove - more than 3500 years." From Wikipedia online 9-22-16

Note: There is no living life form that dates more than a few thousand years old. This supports the young age of the earth. Pix by JGL.